Italy’s Milestone has done more for the Hot Wheels brand in video games than arguably any developer. Beginning with 2021’s Hot Wheels Unleashed and continuing with 2023’s Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged, Milestone bridged the gap between kid and adult alike with its take on the miniaturized speedsters. When I…
It’s hard to believe that it’s been just over 11 years since the Final Fantasy VII Remake series was first announced at E3 2015. It was my first ever E3 in-person, and while I didn’t have the opportunity to attend the press conference since I was focused on all things…
Nintendo has announced that a new update is now available for Mario Kart World, which adds new content to the VS and Knockout Tour modes. Revealed during the latest Nintendo Direct presentation, Version 1.8.0 adds 10 courses to VS Race mode, which are all based on tracks from 1992’s Super…
Italy’s Milestone has done more for the Hot Wheels brand in video games than arguably any developer. Beginning with 2021’s Hot Wheels Unleashed and continuing with 2023’s Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged, Milestone bridged the gap between kid and adult alike with its take on the miniaturized speedsters. When I…
Our love of Capcom’s Switch 2 prominence is no secret, fostered through fantastic ports of familiar franchises and brand-new adventures over the last year. That’s all well and good, but this is a company with over 40 years of history. We have plenty of icons available or on the way,…
It’s hard to believe that it’s been well over a year since Elden Ring was announced for Nintendo Switch 2. In fact, it was one of the very first games revealed for the console back in April of last year. Since then, the game has been previewed and shown off…
Carlo Collodi’s The Adventures of Pinocchio has paved the way for many adaptations over nearly a century and a half. 2023’s Lies of P reimagines the puppet wished to life, the talking cricket, and so much more of that story into a dark action RPG of all things. It creates…
Watching Splatoon grow from merely the best thing the Wii U gave the world to a modern Nintendo icon has been a treat. Three entries in and the series is finally comfortable enough in its metamorphic skin to do what all Nintendo successes eventually do — spin off! Any seasoned…
When it comes to video game adaptations, there are two wolves inside each beloved animation IP that are eventually given into: a kart racer and a fighting game. Nickelodeon’s smash hit western anime Avatar: The Last Airbender has already been a small part of both. However, it’s long overdue for…
There are plenty of on-rails arcade games. You can probably still find most of the classics in your local arcade: Virtua Cop, House of The Dead, and Jurassic Park just to name a few. Though the genre thrived in the ’90s, it has had somewhat of a recent resurgence with…
Of all the trends in gaming over the last few decades, the one that always seemed just outside of my reach was virtual reality. Not because I wasn’t interested in the technology — I thought it looked like a lot of fun and I was intrigued by the possibilities —…
Rhythm Heaven holds a special place in my heart, as I’m sure it does for many fans of Nintendo’s more niche and quirky corners. That this is the first all-new entry in the series in 15 years (though we did get the excellent Rhythm Heaven Megamix in the meantime) is…
One day while playing through The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales for review, I was chatting with my friend about why I felt that retro throwback games weren’t hitting the same as they did years ago. While his initial response was a glib, “Because they’re made by nerds,” it…
For a brainchild of Shigeru Miyamoto, the Star Fox series sure doesn’t feel all that supported. Loaned out to other developers since the beginning, Nintendo themselves have really only flown one solo mission — Star Fox 64. Call it bias, call it familiarity, call it quality; there’s a reason we…
It’s only been about six months since Final Fantasy VII Remake hit the Nintendo Switch 2 and received a perfect 10 from yours truly. But despite all of its ambition, Remake was still largely confined to the game’s opening city of Midgar. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth changes that almost immediately,…
